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ENGL 2077 - Mystery

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture NoneLab None
Course Description: This college literature course intended for all students will explore mystery literature. The mystery story may include works by Poe, Conan Doyle, Sayers, Chandler, and Hillerman.
MnTC Goals
6 Humanities/Fine Arts

Prerequisite(s): Assessment score placement in RDNG 1000  or above, or completion of RDNG 0900  or RDNG 0950  with a grade of C or higher.
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: Completion of ENGL 1021  with a grade of C or higher.

Major Content
  1. Mystery:
  2. Culturally diverse mystery literature
  3. Hard-boiled detective literature
  4. The Golden Age of mystery literature
  5. The origin of the mystery genre

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in mystery literature
  2. Analyze basic literary elements in works studied.
  3. Respond critically to works in the mystery story.
  4. Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the mystery story.
  5. Analyze these works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context.


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